Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.285
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.285, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 161.285. SEPARATE TRANSACTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) No transaction under this chapter may be considered together with any other transaction to constitute a block deal between the state and two or more veteran purchasers, and each tract of land is considered as a wholly separate entity without dependence on any other tract of land, substance, matter, person, or thing in determining its value, purchase, or sale under this chapter.
(b) None of the provisions of this chapter may be construed to prevent the purchase or sale or both of contiguous tracts of land to separate purchasers as long as the value of the land is determined in the manner provided in Section 161.284 of this code.
(b) None of the provisions of this chapter may be construed to prevent the purchase or sale or both of contiguous tracts of land to separate purchasers as long as the value of the land is determined in the manner provided in Section 161.284 of this code.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.